Network Engineer
Excentium, Inc.

Job Info

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Network Engineer

Excentium, Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran owned small business that provides Cyber Security Engineering, Information Assurance (IA), management, Certification and Accreditation (C&A), and other IT services to government and commercial organizations.

We have an opportunity for a Network Engineer supporting one of our Federal customers in Chantilly, VA.

MINIMUM CLEARANCE LEVEL: Interim Secret
CITIZENSHIP: US Citizenship
LOCATION: Chantilly, VA

Overview

Perform duties as a Network Engineer in the Northern Virginia area. The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, building and configuring new network infrastructure and maintaining and upgrading existing network systems.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in creating evaluating, designing, ordering, configuration, and deployment of network LAN devices and replacement of defective gear
• Assist in the coordination of site hardware network refreshes to include preparing change request, inventory, and updating network schematics using Visio
• Configure network equipment prior to shipping to site locations and ensure that all configurations are 100% accurate.
• Ensure that all new networking equipment is added or configured with the appropriate network tools such as Solarwinds
• Provide technical recommendations to improve customer network architecture
• Provide Tier 2 troubleshooting support of outage and networking/circuit issues
• Proactively monitor network related issues reporting issues to management and customers
• Utilize ServiceNow for ticket tracking

Required Qualifications:

• Experienced in configuring CISCO Routers and Firewalls
• Experienced in CCNA Routing concepts (RIP, IGRP, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP), subnetting, network infrastructure layers, and TCP/IP routing protocols
• Familiar with Telnet, Putty, Cisco ISE, and other networking tools
• Two years' experience in computer networking in mission critical environments
• Experience in working and coordinating with ISP support and engineering teams in an enterprise environment
• Proficient knowledge of the installation of network switching hardware, including testing of ethernet cables, fibers, fiber connectors, patch panels, and rack equipment
• Two years' experience in LAN/WAN
• Experienced in Microsoft Windows Environment and Office Products
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, effective decision-making, and attention to detail
• Ability to travel at least 50%

Physical Requirements:

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as copy machine and computer printer
• Often positions self to maintain computers in the lab, including under the desks and in the server/networking closet
• Use of common tools or power tools to repair, put together server racks and other hardware devices

We take pride in building a workforce with a strong Veterans focus

Excentium offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life, disability, 401k, and paid time off.
Excentium, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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